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   I really think the way most young people use modem technology are almost antisocial. Last week my cousin came over for the dinner. She’s seventeen and addicting to her mobile phone. All through dinner she was on her phone,send messages and chatting online. We were both there having a conversation,but she was in her own little world. It was quite strange and annoyed. When I asked her about it,her reply was “Well,I need to stay touch with my friends”. However,I'm really not convinced that this way of using technological really does this. After all,there had lots of us there together but he wasn’t in touch with us at all!

   Interviewer: Today,weJ re pleased 61.(welcome) Janet Whittall,our local Comic Relief organiser. Hello,Janet. Thanks for being with us here today. 

   Janet: It's a pleasure.

   Interviewer: Could you tell us 62. little bit of the history behind Comic Relief?

   Janet: Yeah. In 1985,the charity 63. (create) to raise funds for the victims of the famine (饑荒) in Sudan. But they also wanted to look at the more widespread needs 64. poor people all over the world.

   Interviewer: Why Comic Relief? What's the story behind the name?

   Janet: Well,it was first set 65. by com (喜劇演員) and it uses laughter to get its message across. And the appeal of 66. (do) something silly in a good cause is very 67. (power) . More than 80 million pounds were raised on Red Nose Day last year.

   Interviewer: 68. will you be doing on Red Nose Day this year?

   Janet: We are holding a huge Red Dinner Party in the centre of town. Everyone has to dress in red,bring along some red food and of course pay

a generous bill 69. will all go to Comic Relief... What about you?

   Interviewer: The staff here have advised me to shave my head and have a red dragon 70. (paint) on it.

   Recently I read a post that teaches you to double your 41 speed and made the following claim:

   “42,the faster you can read,the more productive you can be. 43 you can double your reading speed,you can double your productivity.”

   I 44 . I think you should read slower,and focus on doing things slower. It increases your 45 ,which is a 46 definition of productivity from “doing things faster”.

   The post's argument was based on the 47 that every project involves a lot of reading — background materials,books,blog posts,and 48 . It didn't mention emails but that's another area where reading faster might seem more productive.

   And I 49 that if you can finish that kind of reading,you’ 11 get the project done faster. And then you can 50 the next task and the next and the next!You’re 51！

   But productivity isn’t about 52 ,even if we’ve been led to believe it is. It's about being effective. It's about accomplishing things — and that's about doing the most important things,not the 53 things.

   When we speed through tasks and projects,we lose perspective. We forget what’s 54 and just try to do things as 55 as possible.

   Instead,56 . Think about what’s most important,what needs to be done the most. Then clear everything else out of the way,and 57 . Do that one thing,but do it slowly,and do it very well.

   If reading is important,focus on it,and do it slowly. It’11 be much more 58 ,and so will the project. When you absolutely love what you re doing,productivity is a 59 by-product.

   So, slow down,don't speed up. Read slower — you’11 read less,60 enjoy it more.

41. A. writing   B. reading   C. typing   D. talking

42. A. Obviously   B. Fortunately   C. Suddenly   D. Finally

44. A. hesitate   B. promise   C. hope   D. disagree

45. A. kindness   B. carefulness   C. effectiveness   D. seriousness

46. A. clear   B. broad   C. different   D. official

47. A. idea   B. dream   C. truth   D. excuse

48. A. lips   B. notes   C. signs   D. maps

49. A. wish   B. admit   C. worry   D. doubt

50. A. give up   B. come across   C. fail in   D. carry out

51. A. creative   B. positive   C. productive   D. sensitive

52. A. distance   B. speed   C. hobby   D. score

53. A. easiest   B. strangest   C. nicest   D. most

54. A. important   B. difficult   C. special   D. impressive

55. A. fast   B. well   C. late   D. hard

56. A. pass   B. pause   C. stay   D. start

57. A. compare   B. share   C. rest   D. focus

58. A. annoying   B. complex   C. convenient   D. enjoyable

59. A. right   B. rare   C. natural   D. small

60. A. so   B. and   C. but   D. as

                                Summer survival guide

   Finally ... the season of sun,fun,and freedom!36 Follow these steps to keep yourself healthy and safe.

   Don’t rely on sunscreen. Yes,you need to slather(大量地涂抹) sunscreen on exposed skin,but other precautions are just as important. Seek shade between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and protect your skin and face with clothing,a hat,and shades.

   37 If you feel thirsty,you’re already dehydrated (脫水的) —that puts you at an increased risk of hot weather-related illnesses like heat exhaustion and heat stroke ( 中暑）.

   Know the signs of heat stroke. When it’s hot or humid,it becomes harder for your body to release the heat generated during exercise. If your core temperature becomes too high,heat stroke can set in. Avoid ending up in the emergency room by starting slower than normal,then gradually increasing the intensity of your workout over two full weeks. 38 

   Turn down the car radio. Here's a scary fact: 39 So cut out any distractions(分心的事物) while driving 一 from exciting music to texting — that can raise your risk of having an accident.

   Learn these lifesaving swim moves. Drowning is the second-most-common cause of accidental injury or death in adolescents. 40 Stick to zones with a lifeguard present,never swim alone,and learn these simple swimming skills — even if you never plan on getting wet. 1. Turn yourself around in a flill circle while in the water. 2. Float on your back. 3. Tread(踩) water. 4. Swim 25 yards (the length of a standard swimming pool) .

   A. Try to reduce the risk of brain injury.

   B. Float on your back if your arms get tired.

   C. Don’t wait until you’ re thirsty to drink up.

   D. Luckily,there are easy ways to cut this risk.

   E. Try and aim to be back at your usual activity level by day 14.

   F. Don’t waste a minute of it feeling anything less than awesome.

   G. The period between May and September is the deadliest time for teen drivers.

   We are looking for someone to look after our boys in our family home and take them to and pick them up from school. Hours would be 7:30 am to 8:30 am and 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm. We need you Monday to Friday in the morning and Tuesday to Friday in the afternoon. We would like you to have fun with the boys,take them to the park,and play games. Fantastic if you like basketball or play the piano. This might suit someone who already works in a school or educational institution and is looking for additional hours. This will start on Monday 7th September and you will be required term time only 一 we both work in education. Pay to be discussed.

                                                   Smith,London 

   We are looking for a friendly reliable person to assist my 7 year old with personal care. She is partially deaf with (自閉癥) and needs assistance with using the toilet. She is friendly and likes people with a sense of humor. You need get her dressed for the day,take her to the taxi outside the house during term time,and pick her up from the taxi at 3 pm. Two evenings,babysitting per week. Immediate starts,no time-wasters. Pocket money is negotiable for 35 hours per week.

                                                 Gillingham,Kent 

   We are a professional family with 2 boys and are looking for some after-school and holiday help. The boys are very sporty and attend after-school clubs so we will need this person to pick them up from school and take them to football and help with homework and cook healthy homemade meals for them during term time. We would also need some support during school holidays and very occasionally overnight if we are both away. We will pay an hourly rate dependent on your experience. We are looking for a September start preferably!

                                                 Brown,Berkshire 

33. If you worked for Smith,how long would you have to work in a week?

   A. 9 hours. B. 10 hours.

   C. 13 hours. D. 15 hours.

34. What's special about Gillingham's needs?

   A. They need someone who can work with children.

   B. They need someone who can send children to school.

   C. They need someone who can begin to work in no time.

   D. They need someone who can provide evening babysitting.

35. We can learn that Brown .

   A. is strict with his sons’ studies

   B. stresses the importance of sports

   C. will pay the babysitter by the week

   D. is too busy to take care of his sons

   Nobody likes feeling lonely,and isolation (孤立) isn’t only a psychological problem. Loneliness increases a person’s risk of death by 26 percent,an effect comparable to the health risks posed by obesity.

   So some researchers are investigating what it is,exactly,that makes lonely people stay lonely. One long-held theory has been that people become socially isolated because of their poor social skills — as they spend more time alone,the few skills they do have start to fail from lack of use. But new research suggests that this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the socially isolated. It's just that when they’ re in situations where they need those skills the most,they choke.

   Professor Megan L. Knowles and her team tested the social skills of 86 undergraduates,showing them 24 faces oif a computer screen and asking them to name the basic human emotion each face was showing: anger,fear,happiness,or sadness. In the end,the lonelier students did worse than the non-lonely students on the emotion-reading task — but only when they were told they were being tested on their social skills. When the lonely were told they were just taking a general knowledge test,they performed better than the non-lonely.

   So the lonelier people are,the better they are at accurately reading facial expressions and decoding tone of voice. Lonely people may be paying closer attention to emotional cues (暗示） precisely because of their willingness to belong somewhere and form interpersonal connections,which results in technically superior social skills.

   This presents a fairly new way to think about lonely people. It's not that they need to improve the basics of social skills,which they,ve likely already shared. Instead,lonely people may need to focus more on getting out of their own heads,so they can actually use the skills they’ve got to form friendships and begin to find a way out of their isolation.

29. According to the traditional point of view,why do lonely people stay lonely?

   A. They are happy to stay alone.

   B. They are difficult to get along with.

   C. They have few chances to practice social skills.

   D. They are likely to misunderstand others’ opinion.

30. In the test mentioned in Paragraph 3 ,the lonely performed better when they.

   A. felt not very lonely

   B. were under great pressure

   C. were told it was a test on social skills

   D. did not know the real purpose of the test

31. Compared to non-lonely people,lonely people.

   A. can better control their emotions

   B. can better express their emotions

   C. can better read people's emotions

   D. can better handle people’s emotions 

32. What inspiration may lonely people get from the text?

   A. Be brave to make friends.

   B. Show sincerity in friendship.

   G. Find ways to learn social skills.

   D. Make good use of your lonely time.

   In Africaj wild baboons(狒狒) like banding together to find food and protect each other. They may not be the smartest species,but like all animals,survival instincts are programmed into their DNA. They know that being together makes them safer.

   Now think about your school. Sure,no one is trying to eat you alive,but you too are a social animal. And you’re one who has been thrown into a fierce environment. From day one,you sense that there’s safety in numbers. And once you follow that animal instinct to form packs,you feel more secure. “When I first walked into -my new high school last year,I was so nervous,”says Mike,rarJjTBliS=f 15,a high school student in New York City.“Everyone sat and walked together,in twos or threes — sometimes as a ‘group’ of five or more people. I didn’ t understand how I would ever belong.

  Mike isn’t alone. In a survey,63 percent of teens told us they feel pressure to fit in or be popular,and 91 percent said their schools are divided into groups.

   It is believed that to be popular is to be liked. But all popular people aren’t necessarily liked. They just make rules. Popular groups aren’t the only ones making rules. Zoe,a freshman from New York,says that even her close crew,which calls itself the “booknerds” (書呆子) ，” has unspoken guidelines. When Zoe wears makeup or a dress,her friends act like she's betrayed them: “They’ 11 say ,‘ Oh,she's painting her nails. She's a popular girl now., They’ re joking,but they’re not,if you know what I mean. It makes me upset."

   “Because of the way the teen brain works,differences are seen as threatening,” says researcher Alexandra Robbins. “But usually these differences are things that make a person successful in adulthood."

   Take,for example,Adam Levine of the band Maroon 5. In high school,he was a “nerdy,awkward kid crazy about music.w Now he's successful and famous. Then there,s Taylor Swift: Instead of trying to fit in with the cool kids who rejected her,she put her energy into songwriting.

25. When Mike first came to his high school,he.

   A. was excited to make new friends

   B. was proud of his new pretty school

   C. was pretty nervous about his coming exams

   D. was worried about finding new companions

26. Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?

   A. Most of us like popular people.

   B. Only popular groups make rules.

   C. Being popular is important to students.

   D. There are always some rules in a group.

27. Seeing Zoe wearing makeup or a dress,her friends.

   A. praise her   B. appear unhappy

   C. are proud of her   D. are envious of her

28. Which of the following is TRUE about Taylor Swift as a student?

   A. She was very popular.

   B. She had many friends.

   C. She was devoted to her hobby.

   D. She was one of the coolest kids.

The USA 

   Well,imagine how my sister felt when she went off for the first time to New York for a business trip. After a fey days she was still amazed at how friendiy everyone was to her until she took a taxi back to her hotel one night. First she gave just the name of the hotel,but when asked she said the address too. Then she was asked how to get there,but of course she didn’t know. Imagine how frightened she was when the driver started shouting at her for not knowing the way.

The UK

   A friend was in London for a conference. He took a taxi and there were no problems: the driver knew the way and was very cheerful. The problem started when he realised he had stupidly left his laptop on the back seat!He called the company up and,in a panic,went straightaway to their Lost and Found office. He was over the moon to find the laptop waiting for him,and then very surprised that it was one of 2 ,900 left in taxis over the past six months!

Tunisia 

   Well,my brother took a Mediterranean cruise (巡游) one summer and had a day in Tunis. He spent most of the afternoon in the Medina buying presents when he suddenly realised he’d completely lost track of time and there was only half an hour before the ship left the port. There had been loads of yellow taxis in the centre so he wasn’t too bothered until he stood on the pavement and waited for one to appear — and of course there wasn’t a single one in sight!Nothing!He questioned a passer-by who explained that the cost for the taxi ride goes up in the evening so the taxi drivers disappear until they can charge higher prices!Luckily for my brother the man then offered to give him a lift and he caught the boat on time!

21. What was the author's sister's trip by taxi in the USA like?

   A. Unpleasing and scary.

   B. Tiring but impressive.

   C. Relaxing and exciting.

   D. Interesting but strange.

22. The underlined part “over the moon” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “ ”.

   A. very happy   B. extremely sad

   C. quite surprised   D. pretty annoyed

23. Why couldn’t the author's brodier find 汪 taxi?

   A. Because it was too late.

   B. Because the weather was bad.

    C. Because he didn't know how to call a taxi.

   D. Because the taxi drivers disappeared on purpose.

24. What do the three stories have in common?

   A. They are all about taking a taxi.

   B. They are all about business trips.

   C. They are all about great services.

   D. They are all about the author’s family.

   To wear rohes and wigs(長袍和假發(fā)) ，or to not wear robes and wigs: that is the question. In 1776,when the United States declared its independence from England,the Founding Fathers set out to create a government and wrote the most important political documents. It is not surprising that they used English common law as the basis of our society’s laws. Apparently,they also debated court dress. Thomas Jefferson,and a few of his colleagues,wanted judges to wear suits in order to rid the influence of the English era. John Adams,on the other hand,wanted to keep the tradition alive. The Founding Fathers did what they did best,and compromised. They threw away the uncomfortable wigs and kept the robes.

   At the time,Supreme Court Justices usually wore red robes. But Chief Justice John Marshall changed the dress rules by putting on a black robe.

He started a new fashion and judges in the United States have been wearing black ever since.

   The tradition of robes came from the English,but why were the English wearing robes in the first place? The wearing of robes by justices can date back to the 15th century. English judges wore red,green,reddish blue,and black robes depending on the fashions of the time. In 1635,it was decided that reddish blue robes should be worn in the summer and black for the winter. It was also decided that red robes should be worn on ceremonial occasions.

   The origins of wearing the black robe in England are debated among historians. Most historians say that the black robe tradition started with the mourning of the death of Queen Mary II in 1694.

   However,in the United States,the tradition of black robes Was not always followed. Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice,Byron Johnson,chose to wear a royal blue robe stating in a letter to his friend that he sat in the “black and blue” court.

   Wearing black robes will most likely continue in the United States for a long time to come. However,everyone,especially judges,should take a moment to thank Thomas Jefferson for convincing John Adams to give up those ridiculous wigs.

6. The Founding Fathers disagreed about whether.

   A. judges should debate like English judges

   B. judges should dress in the English way

   C. they should obey English common law

   D. they should set up a new government

7. What was Jefferson's attitude towards the English tradition?

    A. He doubted it. B. He tolerated it.

   C. He was against it. D. He was uncertain of it.

8. Black robes became a tradition of American courts because of .

   A. John Adams’ argument

   B. John Marshall's example

   C. the dress rules in English courts

   D. the Founding Fathers’ compromises

9. The black robe in English courts may go back to.

   A. the 15th century   B. the 18th century   C. the year of 1635   D. the year of 1694

10. How does the author sound when telling the stories in the text?

   A. Humorous. B. Anxious.

   C. Cautious. D. Serious.

To: sunny@nwu.com 

From: apple@nwu.com 

Sent: 21 December 2015,10:45 

Subject: computer training 

Sunny,

   I am attaching the latest schedule from the Computer Training Center. As we have discussed in person,your computer skills are not so good and you would benefit from taking one of these courses. We also discussed the fact that your first-year employee probationary(試用的) status is still in effect and that you are required to take some training courses during this time. Please sign up for one of these courses as soon as possible. I would encourage you to choose a beginning word processing class,as your skills in that area are lacking. You have a good knowledge of database software,though you could benefit from an advanced-level class if that is what interests you most. The choice,of course,is up to you,but I recommend word processing. In choosing your class schedule,please remember that you must be present at our weekly staff meetings (Wednesday afternoons at 2:00) . As soon as you have decided on a course and schedule,please get in touch with Lisa Bush in the Human Resources Department and she will take care of the registration process for you. We at NWU,Inc. will,of course,take care of all the fees. All you have .to do is attend the classes. Please e-mail me as soon as you are registered for a course.

                                                     Apple Green

1. How long has Sunny been working at NWU,Inc.?

   A. A little more than a year.

   B. Exactly three months.

   C. Less than one year.

   D. For several years.

2. Which class will Sunny probably take?

   A. Database Basics,Section 2.

   B. Advanced Database,Section 1.

   C. Word Processing Basics,Section 1.

   D. Word Processing Basics,Section 2v

3. How will Sunny register for the class?

   A. By talking with the human resources officer.

   B. By visiting the training center website.

   C. By calling the training center.

   D. By e-mailing Apple Green.

4. How much will Sunny pay for her course?

   A. $0.   B. $300.

   C. $325.   D. $545.

5. According to the text,we can infer that Apple Green.

   A. manages the Computer Training Center

   B. teaches computer classes

   C. is Lisa Bush's employee

   D. is in charge of Sunny